labor for swap?

[euroshark]

lol.

V12s came in the 750s, not 740s...

[el_gringo]

why not a 2jz way better motor then a rb more torque plus its cheapper.

honestly, to me anything other than a bmw engine in a bmw is lame imo. i think a 240 is more of the "swap everything possible into this bitch" kind of car. but its HIS money, not mine, and his choice. if im getting paid, i wont complain, thats for sure.

plus, there are two 2jz in my buddys garage we are overhauling one to re-sell that came out of his current 'rolla, and another that will be rebuilt to take some boost... so we have enough of 2jz's to worry about for the time being lol

my buddy is saying 5k for labor, he supplies the parts and we take over the rest. including fab work... sound about right? i mean, to me, i swapped engines for soley to help a friend, i never thought of "hey i want xxxx amount for this". although the friends i have done it for/with, it was always a "you scratch my back, i scratch yours" kinda thing... some of the best friends i could ask for. thats why im asking about labor... never been on this side of the fence, per say.

[e30s52]

i would say in between 5 and 7 for labor. this would be alot of custome fab work.

[el_gringo]

lol.

V12s came in the 750s, not 740s...

excuse me for making a inaccurate statement? this was already covered a few posts up, but thanks for your concern :-)

[el_gringo]

i would say in between 5 and 7 for labor. this would be alot of custom fab work.

thats what my buddy is saying... tell me this: your my buddy, you come to me asking for me to do this swap, you know were cool and respectable to each other, what would you expect me to say as for a deal? knowing between 5 and 7k is a normal price...

[ethirtydavid]

dude, just let this thread pan out a bit more and have your friend read it. it would be great context for where you got your price from..

[Julien]

I'd say this is a terrible idea.

Julien

[euroshark]

Psssh, who wants to read the whole thread?? :P

[e30s52]

well you can give him some just low ass price cuz he is your friend 2 to 3k or you can say i will charge you the same as i would charge anyone else. the down side is he might not like it and in turn you ruin a friendship just my take on this. if it was me i would tell him i would charge 5k for the whole swap but thats me.

[Charlie]

So, for 2k, you're using drywall screws, right?

-Charlie

[el_gringo]

So, for 2k, you're using drywall screws, right?

-Charlie

No. everything i do, i do to the satisfaction of it being my own. i am very VERY bad about being a perfectionist. so no, no drywall screws here. sorry to disappoint you.

[Dominic49]

rb26 in an e30 is a farcry from rb26 in a 240....

[Jesse30]

5k at the minimum. srsly.

[el_gringo]

rb26 in an e30 is a farcry from rb26 in a 240....

and i always thought captain obvious was a super hero.

5k at the minimum. srsly.

My buddy and i talked it over. 5k it is. although we doubt the guy will pull through on his end of the deal

[e30s52]

i dont think i would touch it for anything less then 6k right now. just thinking about all that custome work.